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Taking Care of America's Best Idea

Tom Kiernan | Posted 02.08.2012 | Green

Read More: Green News, Congress, Economy, Budget, National Parks Conservation Association, Environment, Appropriations, National Budget, Tourism, National Park Service, National Parks, Green News
Tom Kiernan

We must address our unsustainable deficit, but we are also in the midst of a recession. In any economy, it just doesn't make sense to compromise America's "best idea," our national parks.

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How To Get The Best Cash-Paying Jobs Abroad

Off Track Planet | Posted 02.08.2012 | Travel

Read More: English, Bars, Unemployment, Hostels, Money, Backpacking, Budget, Abroad, Employment, Job, Jobs, Travel, Craigslist, Cash, Skiing, Travel News
Off Track Planet

When your budget approaches the big "O" halfway across the world, everything becomes less peaches and sunshine and more hunger pangs and angry fits. Luckily, you don't need a trunk of Portuguese gold to turn the situation around.

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Debt, Toll Roads and Patents

Dean Baker | Posted 02.06.2012 | Business

Read More: Debt, Deficit, Social Security, National Debt, Federal Budget Deficit, Budget, Business News
Dean Baker

If the deficit hawks really cared about our children's well being, they would be talking not just about deficits, but all the issues that affect the health of the economy and society that we will pass on to future generations.

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"I Just Want a Job"

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 02.04.2012 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, College Students, U.S. Economy, Poverty, Economy, Budget, Eviction, Economic Crisis, Drugs, School, Working Poor, Child Poverty, Education, Hunger, Homelessness, College, Homeless, Poor, Poverty in America, Forclosure, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Safety Net, Tanf, Food Pantries, Employment, Jobs, Unemployment, Job, Food Pantry, Politics News
Marian Wright Edelman

Anyone who thinks welfare recipients do nothing but sit around and cash their checks isn't familiar with the schedules of Tiffany and many others like her.

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In The Public Interest : House Transportation Bills Strikes First as Tragedy, Then as Dangerous Farce

Phineas Baxandall | Posted 02.03.2012 | Politics

Read More: House of Representatives, Driving, Mass Transit, Oil Dependency, Budget Cuts, Budget, Vmt, Transportation, Oil-Dependency, U.S. PIRG, Oil Drilling, Subways, Public Transportation, John Mica, Us Oil Drilling, Buses, Oil Dependence, Politics News
Phineas Baxandall

The agenda for transportation advanced by the House this week flies directly in the face of clear trends in how Americans are choosing to travel.

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No Budget? No Pay!

Jonathan Miller | Posted 02.02.2012 | Impact

Read More: No Labels Movement, Congressional Spending, Congress, Budget, No Labels, Budget Resolution, Impact News
Jonathan Miller

"No Budget, No Pay" will force our leaders to suffer financial consequences should they continue to fail to act to get our government moving forward again.  Or, hopefully, it will help convince them to see the light, put aside their labels, and act in the country's best interests.

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A Disturbing Glimpse of GOP's Low Tax/Limited Regulation Utopia

Steven Strauss | Posted 02.02.2012 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Gop, Budget, Tea Party, Income Tax, Tennessee, Chamber of Commerce, US Chamber of Commerce, Politics News
Steven Strauss

When a politician tells you s/he can cut your taxes and reduce regulations -- without increasing the budget deficit, and/or reducing the quantity (or quality) of services -- that politician is likely a liar.

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5 Ways To Use Leftover Bread

Food52 | Posted 01.30.2012 | KitchenDaily

Read More: French Onion Soup, Leftovers, Bread, Recipes, Budget, Cooking, Easy Recipes, food52, Slidepollajax, Baking, Soup, Recipe Collection, KitchenDaily News
Food52

There's a reason they call it the daily bread -- it's never the same after 24 hours. Fortunately, thrifty cooks are always coming up with ways to make use of whatever's left over.

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Rescuing the American Dream

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 02.03.2012 | Politics

Read More: Working Poor, U.S. Economy, Child Poverty, Hunger, Poverty, College, Budget, Economy, Economic Crisis, Homeless, American Promise, Poor, Higher Education, Poverty in America, School, American Dream, President Obama, Obama, State of the Union Address 2012, President, Obama State of the Union, State of the Union, Public Schools, College Students, Homless, Shelter, Addiction, Drugs, Teacher, Addiction & Recovery, High School Dropouts, Home Foreclosures, Education, Homelessness, Teachers, Forclosure, Politics News
Marian Wright Edelman

For decades, the cornerstone of fulfilling the American dream has been getting a good education. But that cornerstone has crumbled for millions of America's children.

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In the Public Interest: What Do Jon Stewart, Elizabeth Warren, and Barack Obama Have in Common?

Dan Smith | Posted 01.27.2012 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, White House, Elizabeth Warren, Politics, Congress, Jon Stewart, Budget, Tax Loopholes, U.S. PIRG, Citizens United, Loopholes, Citizens for Tax Justice, The Daily Show, Tax Havens, Barack Obama, Lobbying, Lobbyists, Politics News
Dan Smith

It's been a big week for calling out corporate tax dodgers.

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The Calculus of Convenience

J.D. Roth | Posted 01.26.2012 | Business

Read More: Personal Finance, Spending, Convenience Items, Impulse Purchase, Budget, Business News
J.D. Roth

For several years now, I've lived in a sort of financial sweet spot. After paying off my debt, I realized that Kris and I had everything we really w...

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The Alternative Millionaires' Minimum Tax

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.25.2012 | Business

Read More: President Obama, Budget, Tax Rates, Middle Class, Alternative Minimum Tax, Obama, Income Tax, Alternative Millionaires Minimum Tax, Tax, Amt, Sotu, State of the Union, Amt Fix, Ammt, Tax Reform, Business News
Chris Weigant

President Obama last night called for a minimum tax rate of 30 percent on income over one million dollars. To some, this sounds like a radical idea, but it really isn't.

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Reasons for Rejection and What You Can Do About It for Artists

Karen Atkinson | Posted 01.25.2012 | Arts

Read More: Rejection, Professional Practices, Budget, Gyst, Art Business, Artists, In-Kind Donations, Art, Business of Art, Emerging Artists, Arts News
Karen Atkinson

Whether you are asking for a show, a pot of money, an in-kind donation, a fellowship or a residency, a few thoughtful considerations will go a long way towards less rejection.

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Romney Proposals Would Slash Non-defense Programs

Paul N. Van de Water | Posted 01.25.2012 | Politics

Read More: Mitt Romney, Deficit, Budget Cuts, Budget, Paul Ryan Budget, Politics News
Paul N. Van de Water

Romney's proposals would shrink non-defense discretionary spending -- which, over the past 30 years, has averaged 3.7 percent of GDP and never fallen below 3.2 percent  -- to just 1.7 percent of GDP by 2021.

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The Secret Equation That Guarantees Better Credit

Jeanne Kelly | Posted 01.25.2012 | Business

Read More: Credit Score, FICO Score, Credit Cards, Finance, Coaching, Budget, Life Coaching, Credit Score Tips, Business News
Jeanne Kelly

Not every problem on my clients' credit reports can be traced to incorrect information. It would be nice if that was the problem but we can't blame all of bad credit scores on a typo.

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Joshua Hersh

Hillary Clinton 'Rejected' Obama's 2011 State Department Budget: The New Yorker

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 01.23.2012 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Foreign Operations, Video, New Yorker, Budget Cuts, Budget, Hillary Clinton, Embassy Baghdad, State Department Budget, State Department, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, Politics News

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton "rejected" President Obama's proposed 2011 budget for her department, according to a memo obtained by the New Yorke...

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Ike's Nightmare

Derrick Crowe | Posted 01.17.2012 | Politics

Read More: Eisenhower, Debt, Contractors, Lockheed Martin, Robert Stevens, Budget, War Profiteers, War, Militarism, Robert Greenwald, Deficit, Military Industrial Complex, Military, Spending, War Costs, Military-Industrial Complex, Derrick Crowe, Video, Brave New Foundation, "Military?Industrial Complex, Politics News
Derrick Crowe

Fifty-one years ago today, President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued his final, prescient warning about the rising power of the military industrial complex. Eisenhower was right to be worried. We're living in his nightmare.

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Flea-Markets and Foreign Aid: Things Aren't Always What They Seem

Rachel Cook | Posted 01.17.2012 | World

Read More: Foreign Aid, Budget, Military Spending, West Virginia, Ohio, Aid, Foreign Aid Budget, US Foreign Aid, Foreign Aid Reform, Foreign Aid Spending, World News
Rachel Cook

In 2010, the United States spent 20 percent of its budget on Defense and Security, as opposed to less than 1 percent on non-security related international assistance. This 1 percent is less than half of the foreign aid budget of the 1980s, and even less of earlier decades. What's the deal?

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No More "King-Washing" the Pentagon, Please

Robert Greenwald and Derrick Crowe | Posted 01.16.2012 | Politics

Read More: Debt, Deficit, Pentagon, Martin Luther King, Spending, Budget, War, War Costs, Jr., Robert Greenwald, Derrick Crowe, Brave New Foundation, Video, Politics News
Robert Greenwald and Derrick Crowe

Last year at this time, the Pentagon used the words of a friend of the King family to insinuate that, though King's plain words decry all forms of violence and war, today's wars are different and he would "understand" them.

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Miami-Dade Police: Layoffs WIll Not Affect Response Time To Violent Crime

Posted 01.16.2012 | Miami

Read More: Layoffs, Mayor Carlos Gimenez, Police-Benevolent-Association, Miami-Dade Police, Budget, James Loftus, Miami News, Miami News

For the first time, Miami-Dade Police have had to layoff more than 100 officers after Mayor Carlos Gimenez and police unions failed to come to an agre...

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The American Deficit: Where Do We Go From Here?

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 01.14.2012 | Black Voices

Read More: Poverty, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Budget Cuts, Budget, Hunger in America, Martin Luther King Jr., Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Budget Deficit, Federal Budget, Starvation, Deficit, Hunger, Federal Budget Deficit, Martin Luther King, Homelessness, Food, Where Do We Go From Here, Poor, Enough to Spare, Poverty in America, Black Voices News
Marian Wright Edelman

As another political season gets into full swing in the United States, a new crop of candidates are making a lot of promises about their competing visions of America. But how many TV debates are focusing on whether America is a compassionate nation?

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How to Fight the "Holiday Credit Hangover" in January

Jeanne Kelly | Posted 01.13.2012 | Business

Read More: New Year's Resolutions, Holidays, Credit Cards, Credit Reports, Budget, Fico, Debt, Money, Business News
Jeanne Kelly

The holiday season is fun: It's a wonderful time to spend with loved ones, and it's okay if you "splurged" a little. But now get back on track and have a healthier credit new year!

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PHOTOS: Top 10 Backpacking Destinations For 2012

Off Track Planet | Posted 01.13.2012 | Travel

Read More: Turkey, Italy, Travel, Croatia, Switzerland, Backpacking, Argentina, Mexico, Budget Travel, Romania, Budget, Moldova, Nicaragua, Senegal, Destinations, 2012, Slidepollajax, Travel News
Off Track Planet

You've heard of some of these places, while others are completely new -- each has a little something sassy to get you anxious to move.

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Blessed by Nature, Cursed by Politics

Marcelo Giugale | Posted 01.12.2012 | World

Read More: Social Justice, Commodities, Gas, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Norway, Natural Resources, Budget, Rule of Law, Africa, Oil, Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, Alaska, Minerals, Fiscal Policy, World News
Marcelo Giugale

The evidence is as strong as it is puzzling: countries that have a lot of natural resources -- things like oil, gas and minerals -- tend to be poorer than those that don't.

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PHOTOS: Traveling Cheap In The Most Expensive City On Earth

Off Track Planet | Posted 01.12.2012 | Travel

Read More: Europe, Backpacking, Budget, Oslo, Norway, Travel, Free, Budget Travel, International Destinations, Destinations, Cities, Travel News
Off Track Planet

Oslo is only expensive for the uninformed and there's always a way to sneak your way to cheap. Whether you're showing off your own crown jewels or stealing the Royals', there's no need for your wallet to ever leave your backpack.

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